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ActivTrak Partners with SHI International to Secure NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Solutions Listing

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ActivTrak, a leading provider of workforce analytics software, today announced significant momentum in the State and Local Government sector, supported by notable customer wins and addition to the NASPO ValuePoint for Cloud Solutions contract held by SHI International.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ActivTrak , a leading provider of workforce analytics software, today announced significant momentum in the State and Local Government sector, supported by notable customer wins and addition to the NASPO ValuePoint for Cloud Solutions contract held by SHI International.
  • NASPO ValuePoint provides the highest standard of excellence in public cooperative contracting.
  • As a NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Solutions provider , SHI International is authorized to offer a vast range of reliable and secure cloud options, including software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solutions, as well as an array of value-added services.
  • The partnership announced today allows SHI International and its reseller partners to provide ActivTrak's workforce analytics software to participating States, Local Governments and Educational Institutions.

Leading Business Advisory and Accounting Firm MGO Elevates Four Leaders to Partner

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MGO (Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP) is pleased to announce that four of the firm's directors have been promoted to partner. Penny Chan, Christine Choi, Craig Harner, and Daniel Marcus assumed their new leadership positions, effective July 1, 2023.

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  • "Penny, Christine, Craig, and Daniel are all exceptional leaders who are dedicated to our high growth and high-performance culture, while delivering a unique approach to client and employee experience," said Kevin O'Connell, CEO and Managing Partner of MGO.
  • Penny Chan is a leader in the firm's Business Advisory Services (BAS) practice .
  • Christine Choi is a leader dedicated to delivering bespoke service plans to some of the firm's most complex Business Management clients .
  • Hyper-focused on his clients' financial and overall well-being, he looks for new ways to more holistically advise his clients on business, tax and financial planning matters.

Palantir Expands Partnership with Carahsoft to Deliver Apollo Platform to the Public Sector

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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DENVER, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp. , The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®.

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  • DENVER, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp. , The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®.
  • Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as a Public Sector Distributor for Palantir, making the company's Apollo Platform available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft's reseller partners, GSA Schedule, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2), and additional State and Local contracts .
  • As a result, the Public Sector will further simplify its ability to solve critical mission challenges by leveraging the Carahsoft portfolio of contract vehicles and partnered resellers to offer Palantir's Apollo Platform.
  • A webinar on Apollo hosted by Carahsoft and featuring leaders from Palantir's Apollo team will be held on July 13, 2023 at 2pm ET.

BetterUp and Carahsoft Partner to Address U.S. Government Agencies’ Mindsets for Mission Readiness

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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BetterUp® , the human transformation company, and inventor of virtual coaching, and Carahsoft Technology Corp. , the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider® today announced a partnership.

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  • BetterUp® , the human transformation company, and inventor of virtual coaching, and Carahsoft Technology Corp. , the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider® today announced a partnership.
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    BetterUp®, the human transformation company, and inventor of virtual coaching, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider® today announced a partnership.
  • “Partnering with BetterUp aligns with our commitment to helping Public Sector agencies achieve their mission goals and drive better outcomes for their employees,” said Tiffany Goddard, Sales Director for Customer Experience & Engagement Solutions at Carahsoft.
  • For more information, contact the BetterUp team at Carahsoft at (703) 673-3570 or [email protected] .

Konica Minolta Partners with Jadu to Maximize Organizational Productivity and Efficiency

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Ramsey, NJ, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ) today announced a strategic alliance with Jadu, Inc. ( Jadu ).

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  • Ramsey, NJ, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ) today announced a strategic alliance with Jadu, Inc. ( Jadu ).
  • The partnership will provide a seamless solution integrating Jadu’s enterprise web experience management software with Konica Minolta's enterprise solutions in order to maximize organizational productivity and efficiency.
  • Konica Minolta is the first and currently the only Hyland partner to partner directly with Jadu.
  • Visit Konica Minolta online for more information about its enterprise solutions.

Claremont McKenna College Student Named Truman Scholar

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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CLAREMONT, Calif., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Claremont McKenna College junior Pieter van Wingerden has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, the nation's most prestigious and competitive scholarship for aspiring public service leaders.

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  • CLAREMONT, Calif., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Claremont McKenna College junior Pieter van Wingerden has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, the nation's most prestigious and competitive scholarship for aspiring public service leaders.
  • He is CMC's 20th Truman Scholar since the coveted scholarship was established by Congress in 1975.
  • Each Truman Scholar demonstrates outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence.
  • A College-record of five Claremont McKenna College juniors were named finalists for the Truman Scholarship this year, and CMC was one of only two institutions with an unprecedented five finalists.

Manhattanville College and The Windward School Announce Online Certificate Program in Dyslexia Education

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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PURCAHSE, N.Y., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Rose Institute at Manhattanville College and The Windward Schoo l, a leading independent day school for children with language-based learning disabilities, have announced their collaboration to offer a new 16-credit online certificate program for teachers. The Dyslexia and Science of Reading Advanced Certificate will give these educators an in-depth understanding of the research and evidence supporting the Science of Reading.

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  • The Rose Institute at Manhattanville College and The Windward School, a leading independent day school for children with language-based learning disabilities, have announced their collaboration to offer a new 16-credit online certificate program for teachers.
  • The Dyslexia and Science of Reading certificate program is an innovative step to address a national problem.
  • The program, developed by Renee O'Rourke, managing director for the Rose Institute at Manhattanville College School of Education and Sandra Schwarz, director of The Windward Teacher Training Program, is approved by the New York State Department of Education.
  • "This collaboration allows the School of Education work directly with teachers to help them use specific methodologies to develop readers and writers," said Manhattanville College School of Education Dean Shelley Wepner, Ed.D.

ROK Technologies Receives Cloud Implementation Award at Esri Partner Conference for Exceptional Achievement

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Monday, March 6, 2023
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Esri, global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, recognized ROK Technologies during the Esri Partner Conference for expertise in Ensuring customer success through comprehensive implementation of the ArcGIS system in the cloud. This award follows ROK Technologies' most recent achievement of being the first Esri partner to be recognized with the ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes specialty designation. ROK Technologies has also earned the ArcGIS Cloud Services, State and Local Government, Federal Small Business, and ArcGIS System Ready specialty designations. ROK Technologies excels in empowering GIS organizations with Esri technology in the Cloud.

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  • ROK Technologies, trusted GIS Managed Cloud Services provider, is proud to receive Esri's 2023 EPC Cloud System Implementation Award.
  • This award follows ROK Technologies' most recent achievement of being the first Esri partner to be recognized with the ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes specialty designation .
  • This award acknowledges and recognizes the diligent work of the ROK Technologies team in support of our clients," said Alex Coleman, CEO, ROK Technologies.
  • ROK Technologies was one of 27 Esri partners that received an achievement award at the conference.

New Survey Finds Doing Business in Southern California Remains Costly

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Monday, December 19, 2022
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CLAREMONT, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey finds that the cost of doing business in California is higher than in other states in the western United States. The annual survey, published since 2003, finds that 64 percent of businesses that have moved out of California in the past 30 years have relocated to lower-cost states of Nevada, Arizona, Texas, and Oregon.

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  • Most businesses leaving California are headed for lower-cost western states, according to a survey by Claremont McKenna College's Rose Institute and Kosmont Companies
    CLAREMONT, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey finds that the cost of doing business in California is higher than in other states in the western United States.
  • The survey found that within Southern California, the cost of doing business is more expensive in Los Angeles County than in Orange, San Bernardino, or Riverside counties.
  • "California remains an attractive place to do business despite the out-migration of businesses to other western states," said Larry Kosmont, Chairman and CEO of Kosmont Companies.
  • The full survey report, list of the most and least expensive cities for doing business and full rankings of the 158 cities are available at roseinstitute.org/costofdoingbusiness .

Claremont McKenna College Poll: Election Battles in Largest States May Have National Implications

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Friday, November 4, 2022
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CLAREMONT, Calif., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Claremont McKenna College-Rose Institute poll published today finds that governor races in the nation's four largest states - California, Texas, Florida, and New York - will shape the national political direction in the coming years.

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  • CLAREMONT, Calif., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Claremont McKenna College-Rose Institute poll published today finds that governor races in the nation's four largest states - California, Texas, Florida, and New York - will shape the national political direction in the coming years.
  • "The governorsGavin Newsom (D-CA), Kathy Hochul (D-NY), Greg Abbott (R-TX), and Ron DeSantis (R-FL)have come to embody the states' highly partisan models.
  • Tuesday's election provides voters in the four states an opportunity to judge not only their governors, but also the blue or red agendas they represent," said Ken Miller, Director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College.
  • Co-authors of the poll at Claremont McKenna's Rose Institute of State and Local Government:
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